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    <description><![CDATA[Google&#039;s study conducted with Ipsos Media CT reveals Australia&#039;s smartphone penetration is now 52 per cent, representing growth of over 40 per cent year-on-year, up from 37 per cent last year.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Smooth sailing for BSR as Betta gears for relaunch]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[With financial results set to be announced, early indicators show that sales have increased around 2-3 per cent, with some stores performing well above that level.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Metcash signs JV with Victorian hardware group]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Metcash&#039;s Mitre 10 has signed a joint venture with a Victorian hardware group Fagg&rsquo;s Geelong.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Charter Hall&#039;s double appointment]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Kristy Huxtable will join the company as joint company secretary while Scott Dundas was announced as fund manager for REIT.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Game Australia goes into administration]]></title>
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    <title><![CDATA[Smartphone shelf life in supermarkets]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[No longer confined to fashion retail, the personal shopper has arrived in supermarkets and the chances are you are carrying one right now. TorchMedia&#039;s Kirsty Dollisson looks at how to be brave and experiment to build a success story.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Centro finalises $200M settlement]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Centro Retail Australia will pay $85 million as part of a $200 million class-action settlement that was announced in Melbourne&rsquo;s Federal Court.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Businesses save money on regulation changes]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[More than 700 existing Western Australian small businesses will save themselves $624 on environmental charges under changes made to the Environment Protection Regulations.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[SFG appoints new directors]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Specialty Fashion Group has appointed Ashley Hardwick and Michael Hardwick as non-executive directors.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[David Jones exec quits]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Following several management changes last week, Caroline Waldron has resigned as the company&rsquo;s secretary and general counsel.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Window displays revitalise retail life]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[City of Sydney partnered with a group of TAFE students seeking commercial experience as an initiative to rejuvenate the retail scene of Sydney&#039;s Redfern.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[AGHA launches online hub]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The AGHA blog brings together more than 10 leading bloggers and industry experts who will delve into topics ranging from product and design trends to sustainable business practices to social media marketing.]]></description>
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    <description><![CDATA[The Federal Court has dismissed the Shop Distributive and Allied Employees Association&#039;s appeal against the decision of Fair Work Australia to allow school students to complete short shifts in retail businesses after school hours.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Mondo Digital to help DJs launch new site]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[In a chance to transform itself into an omni-channel retailer, David Jones has appointed Mondo Digital to help manage its online store.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Order pizza with Domino&#039;s on Facebook]]></title>
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    <title><![CDATA[Study reveals online shoppers are impatient]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[According to a recent survey by Rackspace Hosting,  online shopping is a booming category in Australia with 90 per cent of connected consumers spending online.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Businesses benefit from social media]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The 72 per cent of small business owners who have embraced social media believe it has been a success, according to a survey from American Express.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Etsy raises $40M for international expansion]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Online marketplace Etsy.com has raised $40 million in new funding from Index Ventures that will accelerate its international expansion.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[ARA partners with Roy Morgan to industry insight]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Australian Retailers Association has partnered with Roy Morgan Research to gain better knowledge and insight to retailers operating the sector.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[David Jones axes jobs, appoints new team]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[As part of its future strategic direction, David Jones has restructured its head office and welcomed a number of new members to its management team.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Billabong switches leader]]></title>
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    <title><![CDATA[2012-13 Budget: Retailers to benefit]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Families and small businesses are expected to benefit when the budget returns to surplus, the federal government said in its the 2012-13 Federal Budget overview. These commitments have been welcomed by retailers.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Spending to grow on Mother&#039;s Day]]></title>
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    <title><![CDATA[Enter now: Retail Design Awards 2012]]></title>
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    <title><![CDATA[Mastercard signs on JB Hi-Fi in PayPass Wallet launch]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Reflective of the ABS retail trade figures, the National Australia Bank&#039;s monthly business survey for April shows while business conditions deteriorated across all industries, with the exception of retail and mining.]]></description>
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    <description><![CDATA[Signs of improvements are showing after the Australian Bureau of Statistics retail trade figures show that Australian retail turnover rose 0.9 per cent in March 2012.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Online regulation proving tough for ACCC]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[ACCC chairman Rod Sims said the ACCC&#039;s priority is to engage with the online world to ensure appropriate competition laws are enforced]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Salmat Digital welcomes new GM]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Salmat Digital has appointed Dom Finnegan as Lasoo&#039;s executive general manager and a member of the digital leadership team.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Groupon expands mobile offering]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Already available on iPhone, the Groupon app can now be added to the Nokia Symbian, Adnroid and Windows 7 smartphones.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Online sales ease in March]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[After a spike in February, growth in online sales eased in March, according to the National Australia Bank Online Retail Sales Index.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[David Jones&#039; deputy chairman quits]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[At the company&#039;s board meeting, John Coates announced his resignation, which will be effective immediately.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Price discount hurts Harvey Norman&#039;s profits]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Harvey Norman has announced a profit decline of 24.8 per cent for the nine months to 31 March 2012 compared to the previous corresponding period.]]></description>
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    <description><![CDATA[Australia&#039;s retail sector salary growth falls behind the overall growth in Australian salaries, according to the May quarterly MyCareer Employment Forecast.]]></description>
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    <description><![CDATA[In the 17 weeks to 18 April 2012, its sales growth of its Auto &amp; Cycle and Sports division were both up 3 per cent whiles its leisure division experienced a 2.3 per cent rise.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Stockland opens first stage of Shellharbour]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The first stage of Stockland Shellharbour&#039;s $330 million expansion has opened unveiling Coles, Kmart and over 40 specialty stores.]]></description>
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    <description><![CDATA[Google Maps has taken photos of Seattle&rsquo;s Archie McPhee store to show off the potential of virtual shopping and a new form of online shopping.]]></description>
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